What does sugar (fructose) do to healthy people's bodies after eating a lot for a month?
A 4-wk high-fructose diet alters lipid metabolism without affecting insulin sensitivity or ectopic lipids in healthy humans.
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Surprising Findings
Liver fat did not increase despite large rises in blood triglycerides.
Common belief holds that fructose is uniquely fattening for the liver; rodent studies consistently show this effect. Here, healthy humans showed no ectopic fat deposition.
Practical Takeaways
Short-term high fructose intake may raise blood fat levels even if you feel fine and don’t gain weight.
Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Surprising Findings
Liver fat did not increase despite large rises in blood triglycerides.
Common belief holds that fructose is uniquely fattening for the liver; rodent studies consistently show this effect. Here, healthy humans showed no ectopic fat deposition.
Practical Takeaways
Short-term high fructose intake may raise blood fat levels even if you feel fine and don’t gain weight.
Publication
Journal
The American journal of clinical nutrition
Year
2006
Authors
K. Lê, D. Faeh, Rodrigue Stettler, M. Ith, R. Kreis, P. Vermathen, C. Boesch, E. Ravussin, L. Tappy
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Claims (4)
Eating a lot of fructose for just one week might pack more fat into your liver and make it harder for your body to respond to insulin, even if you're otherwise healthy.
If healthy guys drink a moderate amount of fructose every day for a month, it doesn’t seem to change how well their body responds to insulin — that’s the hormone that helps control blood sugar.
Drinking a lot of fructose every day for a month doesn’t seem to cause fat to build up in the liver or muscles of healthy men, according to detailed body scans.
Drinking a moderate amount of fructose every day for a month raises unhealthy fat levels in the blood of healthy men, even if they don’t gain weight or become less sensitive to insulin.